Clouds, from the banks of the Colorado River along State Route 128 in Grand County, Utah.
The GPS insisted that we keep to the relative safety of US Route 191, nattering at us: “Turn around now. Turn around now.” If we had we would have missed one of the most splendid roads in North America.
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Pockmarked sandstone, at Colorado National Monument.
Pockmarked sandstone, at Colorado National Monument.
Strata revealed, on a roadway cutting at Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Strata revealed, on a roadway cutting at Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Cliff face of stained Wingate Sandstone, at Colorado National Monument.
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Cliff face of stained Wingate Sandstone, at Colorado National Monument.
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Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Spires and cliffs at Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado.
For reference, the spire in the foreground is about 450 feet tall (135 m) – the height of the London Eye. The tops of these formations rise about 2000 feet (600 m) above the floor of the Grand Valley, in the background in this photo.
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